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Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Tendon Injury ... tendon tear or ... #Tendon #Tear # ... #msk #physicalexam ... #orthopedics
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal left side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Tendon Injury ... tendon tear or ... #Tendon #Tear # ... #msk #physicalexam ... #orthopedics
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Tendon Injury ... tendon tear or ... #Tendon #Tear # ... #msk #physicalexam ... #orthopedics
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Positive) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this positive Simmonds-Thompson test, there is no plantar
Abnormal Simmonds-Thompson ... flexion of the foot ... squeezing the calf ... #Sports #msk #ankle ... #orthopedics
Normal Simmonds-Thompson Test (Negative) for Achilles Tendon Rupture

In this normal Simmonds-Thompson test, plantar flexion of the
Tendon Rupture ... flexion of the foot ... squeezing the calf ... #PhysicalExam #Calf ... #Sports #msk #orthopedics
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Tendon Injury ... degrees, squeeze the calf ... plantarflexion of the foot ... #Tendon #Injury ... #msk #orthopedics
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Calf Muscle Hematoma ... on POCUS 50 ... vs Peroneus tendon ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
The calf squeeze ... Achilles tendon ... physicalexam #surgery #msk ... #sports #clinical ... #ankle #orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
from the ankle/foot ... injury. ... #Tear #Meniscus ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
injury. ... The Achilles reflex ... The Achilles tendon ... coma, spinal cord injury ... contractions of the calf